Swansea City play host to Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday but must once more do without captain Ashley Williams.

The 29-year-old defender , who joined Swansea in 2008 when they were a League One outfit, remains on the sidelines with an ankle ligament injury which has seen him feature just once in the Swans' last six matches and caused him to miss Wales recent World Cup qualifiers.

Furthermore, although Williams is back in training, manager Michael Laudrup is unwilling to rush him back into action until he is 100 percent ready.

"I wanted to have him back for this game, but I wanted first of all to have him back 100% [fit] when he's playing," said the Swans boss.

"With Ashley it's not a very serious one, but it's one if you're not careful it could be a little chronic, and we knew that already, weeks ago.

"I will not force him to play because even if he is back training and no longer injured, to be fit to play 90 minutes is another thing, so he must come back when he feels ready to.

“We won't risk anything and we've proven that already with him."

Alongside Williams on the sidelines could also be left-back Ben Davies, who is a doubt as a result of the hamstring injury picked up during the 2-0 defeat by Southampton.

But goalkeeper Michel Vorm (hand), Pablo Hernandez (hamstring) and Jonathan de Guzman (groin) are all set to feature after overcoming their various ailments.